CHICO: California’s largest wildfire so far this year continued to grow Thursday as it chewed through timber in very hot and dry weather. The Park Fire has scorched more than 660 square miles (1,709 square kilometers) since erupting July 24 near the Sacramento Valley city of Chico and burning northward up the western flank of … Read more
Sierra Nevada has debuted a new nonalcoholic beer. Courtesy of Sierra Nevada It’s Dry January, and you know what that means: Nonalcoholic beer is having a moment. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., California’s largest craft brewing company, is the latest to hop on the nonalcoholic beer trend with the launch of its new Trail Pass IPA … Read more
FILE – Pedestrians walk with umbrellas in downtown San Francisco, during a rain storm on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE Early weather forecasts suggested California may see a super-soaking atmospheric river this week. Last week’s forecast doesn’t hold. Meteorologists are no longer using that label to describe the system that’s bringing a chance of … Read more
Historic Chico-based farm Rancho Llano Seco is shutting down its meat business. Courtesy of Rancho Llano Seco Rancho Llano Seco, the historic Chico, California, beef and pork farm that counts Chez Panisse and Zazie among its customers, is getting out of the meat business. Llano Seco Meats, the 162-year-old ranch’s meat brand, will shut down in October, as … Read more